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HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 ResponseDefence has already deployed military personnel to the vaccine taskforce, with personnel supporting central organisation within the task and exploring how the Department could…02 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 ResponseThe Ministery of Defence continues to play a vital role in the response to the covid-19 outbreaks. It is currently supporting 34 MACA tasks, including providing environmental…02 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Disinformation ThreatThe Ministry of Defence takes the threat posed by malicious disinformation campaigning by state and non-state actors very seriously. Working with allies and partners across…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo.02 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Territorial WatersThe hon. Gentleman’s claim could have some credibility if his party was not busy trying to scrap the HM submarine base on the Clyde and to push the submarines out of Scotland.02 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Territorial WatersFirst of all, the hon. Gentleman will know that one of the ways in which we cope with securing our borders—both inside and further afield internationally—is by burden sharing and…02 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Defence OperationsThe Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill currently before this House will provide reassurance to service personnel that we have taken steps to help protect…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillWill the right hon. Member give way?23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI listen with interest to what my hon. Friend says and to his example of unique circumstances. The hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) made the point…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillAs ever, the hon. Gentleman makes reasoned points and a good speech. First, he has not mentioned it yet, but he will be aware that there was something called the Lyons review,…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillMuch of the mess we are having to come and clean up today is because of your illegal wars, your events in the past and the way you have run the safety of our forces. To put up…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillWhat is appalling is the straw man being put up time and again by a Labour party half-funded by these ambulance-chasing lawyers. That is going to damage our reputation. No apology…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI will crack on. The House has heard the point from the Liberal Democrat spokesman. I venture that I will side with the former Attorney General for Northern Ireland on his views…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman therefore venture that beyond torture there is murder? Should we include murder in that schedule as well?23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillWell, he should be. Only a solicitor would argue the toss between a barrister and a solicitor; to us mere soldiers, they are learned gentlemen or women in this context. I am…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillMy hon. Friend makes a substantive point, and one reason we find ourselves facing these challenges is the fact that there is a clear conflict between international humanitarian…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI certainly recognise that people have concerns. Some of those people were doing the job that I am doing when these things were going on, so I would venture to ask them why they…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillWe are not going to publish his opinion or anybody else’s. We do not publish the opinion of our Attorney General. It is a long-held policy of most Governments not to publish the…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillIf the hon. Gentleman is going to tell us about the Advocate General for Scotland— [ Interruption ] —or rather, the Lord Advocate in Scotland, who also sits in the Scottish…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI am now going to make progress. The second element of the first part of the Bill ensures that, when making a decision, the prosecutor must give particular weight to certain…23 Sept 2020